Buckle.



No. 648,238. Patented Apr. 24, |960.

L. CARB. f

BUCKLE.

(Application filed Jan. 13, 1900.)

(No Model.)-

Nrrno STATES PATEN nnte@ LAURENCE CARR, OlhATCHISON, KANSAS.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,238, dated April24, 1900.

` Application filed January 13, 1900. Serial No. 1,330. (No model.)

To aZVZ whom t may concern:

' Be it known that I, LAURENCE CARR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atchison,

in the county of Atchison and State ofKansas, have invented a new anduseful Buckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buckles, 'and more particularly to that classknownas tracebuckles, and the particular purpose of the presentimprovement is to produce a buckle or fastening which will permit theready securement, release, or adjustment ofy straps and bands, andparticularly of heavy articles of this nature, such as traces or tugs ofharness, and which will avoid the bending of the strap for such purposesas in thev use of a common forni of buckle.

This invention is an improvement on Patent No. 314,564, granted to meMarch 1, 1885; and the particular improvement consists in theconstruction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be morefully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figurev 1 is a perspective View of the improved buckleshown applied. Fig. 2 is a lperspective view of the improved buckle,showing the parts separated. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectionthrough the same.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numerals 1, 2, and 3 designate the three parts of the buckle, thepart 1, consisting of a frame 4, comprising three cross-bars 5, 6,`

and 7 in the same plane and a fourth crossbar 8, elevated or thrown outof line with the body of the frame a distance equal or about` equal tothe thickness of the strap or trace with which it is to be used. Theframe 4 is further provided with the usual eyes or loops 9, 10, and 11and with a stud 12, projecting outwardly from the crossbar 5 and whichis adapted .to pass through the strap or trace and serve the purpose ofthe tongue of a common buckle. The part 2 is in the form of a link whichis slightly curved in a longitudinal direction, and comprises oppositeside bars 13 and connecting end bars 14 and 15. The

end bar 15 is constructed with a' transverselyextending concaved seat16, located in its outer surface, which is of regular curved formlongitudinally, and comprises opposite side bars 18, end or cross bar19, and a pintle-bar 20, which movably fits in the seat 16. This is thedifference ot' construction in favor of the improved buckle, and it willbe observed that in this instance the parts 2 and 3 are made separateand in contradistinction to the united similar parts as shown by myaforesaid patent. As in the said patents, the pintle-bar 2O and the endbar 15, with theseat 1G therein, are inclosed by the loop forming partof the breaststrap or other device 21, and in the assemblage o f the twoparts of the buckle'the cross-barsv 14 and 19 of the parts 2 and'3 arepassed between the bars 5 and G and 6 and 7 of the frame 4 of the partl, as clearly shown by Figs. land a strap or trace 22, passed beneaththe cross# bar 8,' can be carried forward over the stud 12 without anyappreciable bending of said strap or trace and to the point desired oruntil the vdesired hole of the straporv trace is brought into positionto receive said stud. In this position the strap or trace 22 lies underthe cross-bars 14 and 19 of the parts 2 and 3, and when a strain isexerted upon the straps 21 and 22 the parts 2 and 3 exert an inwardpressure, through the medium of their bars 14 and 19, on the outer faceof the trace or strap 22 and press the latter firmly against thecross-bars 5, 6, and 7, and thereby hold the said trace or strapsecurely upon the stud 12. The greater the pressure of strain the betterwill be the securement of the strap or trace and with less strain on thestud, and, furthermore, the strap or trace is held flat between twoextended bearing-surfaces. By increasing the extent of thebearing-,surfaces wear is materially lessened, and it will also beobserved that there is no way in which the buckle can be separated aslong as the strap or trace remains in place, Whether the parts be understrain'or not. n

By making the parts 2 and 3 independent instead of joined, as in myprevious patent, it will be observed that their cost of manufac- IOOture is greatly reduced and the individual parts may be more cheaplyreplaced by other similar parts, and, furthermore, the general functionof 4the said parts is more effective by the improved construction. Theseparts 2 and 3 serve as retaining-hails and are less liable to be injuredin view of their separate construction than if integrally formed,because they will yield or move if a blow is delivered thereagainst, andthereby defeat the tendency toward fracture.

Numerous other advantages will become apparent to those using theimproved structure,and it is obviously apparent that changes in theform, proportions, and minor details can be resorted to withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. Abuckle comprising a frame part having cross-bars and a stud on one ofsaid bars, and two bail members or parts adapted to be slipped betweenthe cross-bars of the frame part, the one bail member having atransverse seat to receive a pintle at the end of the other bail member7said bail members being loosely connected. 4

2. A buckle consisting of a frame part having cross-bars and a stud onone of said bars, and two bail members adapted to be m-ovably projectedthrough the frame between the cross-bars, one bail member being longerthan the other and having a transverse seat at one end to loosely' andremovably receive a pintle cross-bar at the end of the shorter bailmember. i 'i A buckle consisting of a frame part having a series ofcross-bars in the same plane, a stud projecting from one of saidcross-bars, and a cross-bar raised above or extended from the saidseries of cross-bars and independent bail members adapted to have endportions inserted through the frame member between the series ofcross-bars, one bail member having a transverse concaved seat at oneextremity and the other a rounded pintle at one of its extremities toloosely and removably engage said seat.

4. Abuckle consisting of a frame having a series of cross-bars, one ofsaid bars having a stud projecting therefrom, a two-part or double bailhaving` one extremity of each member passed between The cross-bars ofthe frame, and the opposite extremities loosely joined and held togetherby a strap connected thereto.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LAURENCE GARR. lVitnesses:

C. D. CHiTWooD, J. F'. GRIssoM.

